Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Samsung Galaxy A22 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	Jun 03, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€449	€229

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 9.0 mm
Weight
7.16 oz (203.0 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gray, White, Mint, Violet

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 82.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 618	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	1080p (30 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/128GB

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